Garment sleeve



W. B. SWINT I GARMENT SLEEVE Aug. 20, 1935.

Filed Aug. 16, 1954 2 Shets-Sheet 1 I n'ventor 122 ,6. 520572?- Attorney Aug. 20, 1935. w'. B. SWINT 2,012,206

GARMENT SLEEVE Filed Aug. 16, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor 15712017; fi w'izi M Attorney Patented Aug. 20,1935 I PATENT OFFICE 2,012,206 GARMENT SLEEVE William B. Swlnt, Wichita Falls, Tex.

Application August 16, 1934, Serlal No. 740,183

4 Claims. c1. 2-125) This invention relates to garments and moreparticularly to sleeve constructions for garments. An object of thelnvention is to provide an vimproved garment sleevewhich will permit free 8 action, and in accordance with the invention, to

- provide such a sleeve construction which may be' embodied in a garment worn for either sport or formal dress purposes, and which can also be embodied in garments usually worn by laboring men.

In accordance with the present invention, arm

pit strain is entirely eliminated, and without waste of material all free action required by the shoulders and arms is permitted.

lhe invention, together with its objects and advantages, will be best understood from a study of the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a rear elevationalview of a garment embodying the invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a sleeve having the invention associated therewith.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary detail sectional view of the structure shown in Figure 2 illustrating certain details to be hereinafter more fully referred to.

Figure 4 is a plan view of an undersleeve or inner sleeve section constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 5 is a plan view of an expansible bellows-like insert constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 6 is a front elevational view of a portion of the garment showing the form and relation of the sections with the arm of the garment raised.

Referring to the drawings by reference numerals, it will be seen that in accordance with the present invention, the inner section or under sleeve 5 of the mans coat illustrated for the pur-- pose of giving a clear disclosure of the invention has, in accordance with the present invention, its upper edge 6 curved to conform to an arm hole, and at said upper edge is slit at spaced points I and 8. The portion of '-the' edge 6 between the slits I and 8 is doubled back over the inner face. of the sleeve section 5 to provide an attaching fold or extension 9.

Further, in accordance with the present invention, a bellows-like insert I0 of suitable fabric is provided and is of the shape suggested in Fig-' ure 5 having substantially straight edges H and I2 and concave edges l3 and I4, connecting the edges H and I2, and these edges l3 and M are curved to conform to an armhole and to the edge 6 of the under sleeve 5.

the points I5 and I6 and the edge portion I3 between the slits l5 and I6 is doubled back to provide a fold H as shown in Figure 5.

In applying the bellows Ill to the sleeve, the said bellows I0 is folded intermediate the ends of the edges II and I2 thereof on an imaginary fold line It to provide two sections l9 and 20. re-

spectively that are substantially identical, the section 20 being folded back against the side or face of the section [9 opposite to the fold H. The fold 9 of the under sleeve 5 and the fold ll of section IQ of bellows [0, in securing the bellows -I0 to the undersleeve 5, are stitched together,

and the sections l9 and 20 of the bellows at the edges II and I2 thereof are mutually united together and also united with the undersleeve 5 by stitching, the lines of stitching uniting the parts I1 and I9 together and the edge portions II and if of the sections I9 and 20 with one another and with the undersleeve 5 being indicated by 'in accordance with the present invention, the

top sleeve or outer sleeve section 5a, united with the undersleeve or inner sleeve section 5 in the a usual manner}, has its upper edge stitched to the coat at the armhole in the conventional manner, while the section 20 of the bellows at the edge M thereof is also stitched to the armhole of the coat, completing the uniting of the sleeve with the coat and ina manner to leave the undersleeve or inner sleeve section 5 and the coat at the armhole thereof mutually'separated.

Among the features to be noted concerning my invention is that the bellows-like insert is securely stitched to the coat and sleeve and that the stitching orseams uniting the bellows with the undersleeve 5 and the coat extend under the armpit from the front to the rear seams connecting the-inner and outer or in other words, the undersleeve and top sleeve together. As a result the insert will give the intended relief of its own accord without the use of elastic as is now necessarily embodied in inserts employed for the purpose of giving the relief and arm and shoulder freedom now desirable in garments such as mens coats and the like. As a further result, with my invention, the greatest freedom is given directly under the arm whereas the present practice is to have the inserts located above and beadding sufficient stability and rigidity to the fold 4 in the bellows-like insert and does not function and need not function to snap the insert back in place when the arm is lowered, which is the purpose and function of the elastic strips now generally employed.

If desired, in attaching the folds 9 and H together, a tape of suitable width and length may be secured between the folds.

What is claimed is:

1. In a garment including a body portion having a sleeve, an insert member having a long substantially straight side edge and a short substantially straight opposite side edge, the end edges curving inwardly from the long edge to the short edge, said insert member being folded centrally to place the curved end edges adjacent each other, a seam connecting one curved end edge to the under portion of the upper end of the sleeve, with the insert member located in the sleeve, seams connecting the folded straight edges to the upper portion of the under part of the sleeve, a seam connecting the other curved end edge of the insert member to the under part of the armhole portion of the body portion of the garment, and a seam connecting the upper and side portions of the top part of the sleeve with the body portion of the garment.

2. In a garment including a body portion and a sleeve, a pocket-like member having a long side edge and a short side edge, with the side edges at the open end curving inwardly and downwardly from the long edge to the short edge, said member being located in the upper part of the sleeve and having one of the curved edges sewn to the under part ofthe upper edge of the sleeve with its straight edges sewn to the upper part of the sleeve adjacent the side portions thereof, the other curved edge of the memher being sewn to the under part of the armhole portion of the body of the garment, and the portions of the upper portion of the sleeve which are not sewn to the member, being sewn to the armhole portion of the body of the garment.

3. In a garment including a body portion and a sleeve, a pocket-like member having a long side edge and a short side edge, with the side edges at the open end curving inwardly and downwardly from the long edge to the short edge, said member being located in the upper part of the sleeve and having one of the curved edges sewn to the under part of the upper edge of the sleeve with its straight edges sewn to the upper part of the sleeve adjacent the side portions thereof, the other curved edge of the member being sewn to the under part of the armhole portion of the body of the garment, and the portions of the upper portion of the sleeve which are not sewn to the member, being sewn to the armhole portion of the body of the garment, the under portion of the upper end of the sleeve having a spaced pair of substantially vertically arranged slits therein, the material between the slits being folded inwardly to provide a flap and that curved edge of the member which is sewn to the sleeve having a pair of spaced substantially vertical slits therein, the material between the slits being folded to form a flap, the two flaps being sewn together by said seam.

4. In a garment including a bodyportion and a sleeve, an insert member having a long side edge and a short side edge with an upper edge curving inwardly and downwardly from the long edge to the short edge, said insert member being located in the upper part of the sleeve and having its side edges sewn to the upper part of the sleeve adjacent the side portions thereof, said curved edge of the member being sewn to the under part of the armhole portion of the body of the garment, the under side of the sleeve being unattached and free of the body of the garment.

- WILLIAM B. SWINT. 

